The Dangerous Adventures of Leroy Thomas!

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The Dangerous Adventures of Leroy Thomas!

Technology and the internet have democratized the ability for creative people to make high quality creative things. I see this every day in my career as a musician, recording and producing albums without needing financial backing by the music industry. Of course, this is nothing new as it's been going on since the '90s. What is interesting is how this is spilling over into other creative mediums such as film and how crowd-funding sites like Kickstarter can be an incubator for getting ideas off the ground. Case in point: The Dangerous Adventures of Leroy Thomas!

Written and directed by Will Kindrick, who has worked on the hit series, Yo Gabba Gabba, the film is a thirty minute fantasy short of a kid, Leroy, dealing with the disappearance of other kids in his neighborhood. The film is set in a timeless 1960s retro-futurism, and Leroy spends a lot of time drawing monsters and robots in his notebook. But those imaginative creations begin to come to life and the film takes a dark turn as Leroy confronts what's going on.

As with all Kickstarter projects, this is an all or nothing proposition for Will to raise the money to get his production off the ground. His pitch video is great, and the test footage we see oozes professionalism out of every frame. It looks polished, with an inventive story and actors who look like they're having fun in their rolls. I only wish I had seen this video sooner as this project closes the evening of August 10th - less than 24 hours from now.

I wish Will luck in his Kickstarter campaign. Making movies about imaginative kids is something a lot of us GeekDads can get behind. Making one that looks like we'd enjoy watching ourselves is even better!